Man Dies Trying To Stop .50 Caliber Bullet With A Book For A YouTube Video
People will really put their life on the line for a little bit of fame.
A pregnant 19 year old woman shot her boyfriend to death while filming a video for YouTube where he thought he would be able to stop a .50 caliber bullet with a book. To make matters worse, it was in front of their 3 year old daughter.
Monalisa Perez, 19, of Halsted, allegedly shot Pedro Ruiz III, 22, in the chest with a .50-caliber Desert Eagle pistol on Monday while their three-year-old daughter looked on.
Perez fled the house screaming and later said the book was supposed to stop the bullet in a bid to create a viral video, family members told the Star Tribune.
Prior to the shooting, Perez had tweeted: 'Me and Pedro are probably going to shoot one of the most dangerous videos ever. HIS idea not MINE'.
They had planned for Perez to fire the large-caliber handgun at a hardcover encyclopedia being held by Ruiz outside their home on HWY 75, around 6:30pm.
Perez told police that she had fired the fatal shot while stood just a foot away from Ruiz, according to the prosecutor.
She claimed the plan was Ruiz's own, and that he had showed her another book that had successfully stopped the bullet.
This time, however, it penetrated the volume and killed him. His death was captured on two cameras that had been set up to record the stunt; police say they do not plan to release it at this time.
Perez then called 911; EMTs attempted chest compressions on Ruiz, but were unable to save the young man.
Perez, who is pregnant with the couple's second child, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter. -(Daily Mail UK)
That stupid s**t wasn't worth it!